No arrests in Bensenville slaying

Lolly BoweanTribune reporter

The day after Bensenville police released a graphic surveillance video that showed parts of an attempted armed robbery that turned into a fatal shooting, authorities have not made any arrests, authorities said.

The department has received a number of tips and calls after asking the public for help, Bensenville Police Chief Frank Kosman said today.

But detectives have yet to identify the two men who confronted Hussein Saghir as he was leaving Sam’s Tobacco and Food Mart.

“We have a few leads,” Kosman said. “We don’t have anyone in custody.”

Saghir, 36, worked as a clerk at the store. He and his brother, who owns the small shop, were leaving around 6 p.m. on Sunday night when they were confronted by two men who tried to force them back inside.

At one point, one of the men pulled out a handgun and fired a shot which fatally wounded Saghir. The two men were seen fleeing on foot.

The incident was classified a homicide, not an armed robbery because the two suspects did not get away with anything. The fatal shooting is the first murder in the village in 10 years, Kosman said.

Sam’s Tobacco was also robbed at gunpoint in November. A different clerk was working behind the counter then, and police never made in arrests in connection to that crime.

Bensenville police removed today the crime scene tape that was draped around the entire strip mall and allowed the other businesses to reopen. Outside of Sam’s someone placed a bouquet of flowers.